Select your topic

if you weren’t assigned one.

This can be done by looking through books, browsing magazines or newspapers, looking on the internet or brainstorming. If you are browsing lists of topic ideas and one catches your eye, make sure you change it a little bit so it isn’t the same exact topic hundreds of other students are writing about.

Form a thesis statement

As It's the foundation of your essay.

The thesis statement is the claim you are making in your essay. All your paragraphs will support and give evidence to this claim. Pay careful attention to wording your thesis statement because it is the most integral part of your essay. A good thesis statement makes writing the essay easier!

Research your topic

In this step, you are gathering evidence for your thesis statement.

Find evidences and facts to support your opinion. Be sure to use a reliable resources. Keep a careful record of all the reference material you take notes from. Avoiding plagiarism is an important part of essay writing.

Use the notes

to build an outline from.

Your goal in making the outline is to place all the main points and minor points into categories and present them in a logical order. The purpose of the outline is to show you the flow of the essay as well as help you write the essay. Writing just becomes similar to fill in the blanks.

Start writing the body

Use the outline as a pattern while you write and make sure you stick to it so your writing doesn’t lose focus or go off on a tangent.

Write the introduction

You should know what you are introducing your reader to. It’s easier to write the intro after the body than vice versa.

Write the conclusion

It should provide a summary of what was included in the essay. Restate your thesis in different words at the end of your summary.

How to write an interesting essay

without much effort

Once you have done some practice writing, you can make an interesting essay without feeling like you’ve done much work or put too much energy into it. Many students feel that just getting started is the hardest part of writing the essay. Just get over that initial hump and you will be well on your way to completing a good essay without breaking your back over it.

So how do you do it? It’s as simple as following a recipe. Using the step by step instructions provided on this website, you will be amazed at how little effort it takes to write an interesting and good quality essay. Choose a time where you are going to concentrate on your essay and not let other distractions get in your way. Choose a place to work on your essay that is free of clutter and gives you some natural sunlight if possible. Have a large glass of water close by for refreshment.

Structure & Format

Writing Partners

Last Step

Now that your essay is finished, make sure it sounds interesting. Ask some people to read it and get their feedback. One little trick to add some interest to an essay is to reword a sentence into a question. The best place to do this is in the introduction, because you will be supporting your points with evidence in the body paragraphs. that’s where the question will be answered.